Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers

Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers is the second album by the Houston, Texas based death/thrash metal band Dead Horse. It was released in 1991 on the independent label Big Chief Records,[1] and again eight years later on Relapse Records, with four bonus tracks.[2] Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers was Dead Horse's last studio album for 26 years (until 2017's The Beast That Comes), although the band had released three EPs of new material in the interim.

Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers
Studio album by
Dead Horse
Released1991
Recorded1991
GenreCrossover thrash, thrash metal, death metal
Length42:11
LabelBig Chief Records, Metal Blade Records
Dead Horse chronology
Horsecore: An Unrelated Story That's Time Consuming
(1989)		 Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers
(1991)		 Feed Me
(1994)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers received a positive review from Alex Henderson of AllMusic.com, who rated the album three stars out of five, and states that it is "worth searching for if you're a headbanger."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dead Horse, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cod Piece Face" 3:29
2."Turn" 2:58
3."La La Song" 2:05
4."Like Asrielle" 3:53
5."The Latent Stage" 3:35
6."Peaceful Death" 4:55
7."Eulogy" 2:42
8."Snowdogs" 4:00
9."The Lark Nest" 4:48
10."Medulla Oblongata" 3:08
11."Aplo" 2:09
12."Rock Lobster" (The B-52's cover)Fred Schneider, Ricky Wilson3:36
13."Sawbone" 0:53
Total length:42:11

All tracks are written by Dead Horse, except where noted.

1999 reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cod Piece Face" 3:29
2."Turn" 2:58
3."La La Song" 2:05
4."Like Asrielle" 3:53
5."The Latent Stage" 3:35
6."Peaceful Death" 4:55
7."Eulogy" 2:42
8."Snowdogs" 4:00
9."The Lark Nest" 4:48
10."Medulla Oblongata" 3:08
11."Aplo" 2:09
12."Rock Lobster" (The B-52's cover)Fred Schneider, Ricky Wilson3:36
13."Sawbone" 0:53
14."Every God For Himself" (tracks 14–17 are bonus tracks) 4:49
15."Turn" 3:05
16."Medulla Oblongata" 1:13
17."Waiting For the Sun/Voices" 11:11
Total length:62:29

Personnel
  • Michael Haaga – vocals, guitars
  • Greg Martin – guitars, backing vocals
  • Allen (Alpo) Price – bass, backing vocals
  • Ronnie Guyote – drums, backing vocals

References
  1. "Dead Horse – Peaceful Death And Pretty Flowers (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. September 29, 2015.
  2. "Dead Horse – Peaceful Death And Pretty Flowers (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. September 29, 2015.
  3. Henderson, Alex. "Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers - Dead Horse". AllMusic.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
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